The No. 1-seeded Bulls will face the winner of the Tulsa-Wichita State first-round game on March 9 at 3 p.m. ET.
IRVING, Texas (March 5, 2021) –For the first time in program history, the University of South Florida has earned the top billing in a conference tournament and is the No. 1 seed in the 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship bracket. The Bulls and nine other members of The American will square off in this season’s women’s basketball championship on March 8-11 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.
USF, who earned a bye into the quarterfinals, will face the winner of Monday’s first-round game between eighth-seeded Tulsa and ninth-seeded Wichita State, on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. The game can be seen live on ESPN+.
The Bulls finished the regular season with a 15-3 overall record and a 13-3* slate in The American. The Bulls are 12-7 all-time in the AAC Tournament and have advanced to at least the semifinal round in each of the previous seven tournaments and to the championship game four times (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).
* The American has declared a forfeit win for USF against Memphis for conference-standings purposes only as a result of the scheduled game from Jan. 17 that was not played. The teams’ overall records are not affected.
Below is the complete 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference tournament schedule.
First Round – Monday, March 8
Game 1 (ESPN+) No. 9 Wichita State vs. No. 8 Tulsa 2:30 p.m. ET
Game 2 (ESPN+) No. 10 Memphis vs. No. 7 Cincinnati 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 9
Game 3 (ESPN+) No. 5 Temple vs. No. 4 Tulane Noon ET (ESPN+)
Game 4 (ESPN+) 8/9 winner vs. No. 1 USF 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Game 5 (ESPN+) 7/10 winner vs. No. 2 UCF 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Game 6 (ESPN+) No. 6 East Carolina vs. No. 3 Houston 10 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 10
Game 7 (ESPN+) Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Game 8 (ESPN+) Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Championship – Thursday, March 11
Game 9 (ESPNU) Semifinal winners 10 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
All times listed here are Eastern time
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USF has recorded its best season in program history during the 2020-21 campaign, all while navigating the unpredictable COVID-19 landscape. In doing so, the Bulls won their first-ever conference regular-season title, and posted their highest ranking in the Associated Press Top25 poll, reaching as high as No. 12.
USF has made 15 postseason tournament appearances and had six NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 20 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to nine 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship, and won more than 380 games. For his efforts on the sideline during the 2020-21 season, Fernandez has been named a semifinalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award.
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